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2013 Bingdao Gu Cha Yuan Sheng

2013 Bingdao Gu Cha Yuan Sheng

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Cooling sheng pu’er
from famous Bingdao
Picked in 2011, pressed in 2013, this well-aged sheng pu’er has notes of cooling camphor, cedar, pine, apricot and a sparkling minerality.
March 26th, 2011 ♦ Bingdao, Yunnan Province
Cooling sheng pu’er
from famous Bingdao
Picked in 2011, pressed in 2013, this well-aged sheng pu’er has notes of cooling camphor, cedar, pine, apricot and a sparkling minerality.
March 26th, 2011 ♦ Bingdao, Yunnan Province
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Crafted by Gu Cha Yuan &

Ma Ru Tea Company

Part of Wang Yanxin’s guest curator pu’er collection, an opportunity to try unique pu’ers from growing regions and workshops across Yunnan. Wang Yanxin believes in small producers, helping them reach a wide audience without big brand labels.
 
The result is pristine, hand-finished tea, aged offerings and regional collaborations that inspire new styles. Wang Yanxin has devoted her career and formidable palate to these collaborations, searching far and wide for the very best.
    • DATE OF PICKINGMarch 26th, 2011
    • BingdaoYunnan Province
    • ELEVATION~1000 meters
    • Da Ye ZhongTea Varietal

    Bingdao has become one of the most famous pu’er growing regions in Yunnan for its unique microclimate that tends to yield cooling lingering aftertaste. This beautiful cake is mainly silver buds and small leaf, loosely compressed for ideal aging. Already cellared for five years, this tea is full of big cooling tingling yun, big minerality and foresty complexity. This is an excellent opportunity to invest in the Bingdao region and see the reward as this continues to deepen with greater complexity over the coming years. It is becoming harder and harder to actually acquire true Bingdao sheng as it is becoming wildly popular (and expensive) in China. Luckily, Wang Yanxin was able to acquire these cakes before the market for Bingdao shot up, and she is passing them on without ‘adjusting’ for market pricing.

  • true
    100
    camphor, cedar
    true
    60
    pine needle
    true
    45
    apricot, longan
    true
    mineral sparkle

    Tasting Profile

    • spice - camphor, cedar
    • vegetal - pine needle
    • fruit - apricot, longan
    • texture - mineral sparkle


Wang Yanxin also recommends:

  • 'Most pu’er does become more complex over time. Astringency mellows out, darker and richer flavors come through. Textural complexities become more pronounced. Starting with an intriguing young pu’er of high quality with lots of textures and flavors at play will increase your chances of graceful aging.'

  • 4
    8
    212
    60 seconds
    30-40
    4
    5
    212
    20 seconds
    10-15
    4
    12
    room temp
    8 hours

    Steeping Instructions

    Western

    4 g.8
    oz.
    use 212° watersteep 60 secondsresteep many times
    add 30-40 sec. each infusion

    Gongfu

    4 g.5 ozuse 212° watersteep 20 seconds
    add 10-15 sec. per steeping
    enjoy many steepings

    Iced/Cold

    4 g.12
    oz.
    use room temp. waterrefrigerate overnight
    8 hours
    add ice & enjoy

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